Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-10
The Weather.

inches has fallen Tor this storm. and Tor the
season At inches. 1t still continues to rain,
with brighter prospects than ever for con-
tinuance of the storm.
FRESNO, February 9th.-The rainfall to S
o'clock this morning is go OF an inch for
the storm, Al inches. 1t is still cloudy.
Grain farmers are certain of their crops.
SoLEDAD February 9th.-At S o'clock
this morning about rs of an inch of rain
had fallen in the past twenty-four hours,
making 81 for the storm. Ore inch more
will be plenty to insure good crops in this
vicinity, with the showers reasonably ex-
pected in the future.
TEMPLEToN, February 9th.-Rain is still
falling. For the season 4.S4 inches have
fallen for the storm, inches TO O'Clock
this morning. a prosperous season is as
-sured in this locality.
CoLToN, February 9th.-It commenced
raining again last night, and up to the
present S. inches of rain have fallen, and
il is still raining hard.
PAso RoBLEs, February 9th.-The rain
here has come mostly in the shape of
gentle showers, so that it has all soaked
into the ground, the Salinas river scarcely
showing any rise up to the present. There
have fallen up to 9 o'clock this morning
8 OF inches. The wind is still blowing from
the south and more rain is expected.
MERGED, February 9th.-Rain has fallen
at intervals throughout the day, at times
the showers being quite heavy. The pros
poets are favorable for continuance OF the
storm throughout the night, the clouds be-
ing very heavy. The wind is southerly,
and the weather warm. Rainfall for the
storm to o'clock this morning, 1.10 inches;
for the season, 25S inches. The farmers
| feel iubilant, the prospects for good crops
now being fairly good.
HoLLIsTER, February 9th.-The rain has
| continued during last night and all today.
| The prospects Tor a continuation OF the
storm are good. Crop prospects are excel
| lent and fair crops certain.
Weather Indications.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 9th.-Indica-
| tons for the twenty-four hours cOmmenc-
| ing at A. NJ, February 10th: California,
| local rains.
Large Laud Purchase by the Southern
Pacific.
SANTA ANA, February 9th.-Reliable in
| formation reaches here that the famous San
Joaquin rancho, chief part of the great
estates in Los Angeles county left by the
late James Irvine, Of San Francisco, has
been sold to the Southern Pacific Railroad
| Land Agent of the Southern Pacific, is said
10 have concluded the purchase for the
company while at Santa Ana few days
ago, making the final arrangements by tel
| graph This rancho is one of the largest
| in the county, and consists of 10S.000 acres.
| 1t lies next south OF the Santiago de Santa
! Ana, and Tustin City laps over the edge of
it. 1t is supposed that the purchase has
something to do with the railroad tangles
at Santa Ana between the Southern Pacific
and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad. 1t has been rumored several
times that the Southern Pacific Railroad
| had bought the rancho and would thus pre-
vent its great competitor from crossing tie
rancho south of Santa Ana. First Weep
| dent c. w. Smith, of the Atcbison, Topeka
and Santa Fe when here few weeks ago,
said that the purchase of this rancho could
not in any way interfere with the progress
| of his road, but any one familiar with the
| country south of Santa Ana knows that at
places it is feasible to build only one road.
Looking for Feasible Route.
SANTA ANA, February 9th.-Chief En-
gineer VIM. Hood, of the Southern Pacific
| Railroad Company, left here yesterday
morning for San Juan Capistrano. The
trip is made on account of the recent sur
'veys made by his company, and to decide
| the most feasible route to run the road
| from San Juan Capistrano south through
to San Diego. J. II. Strowbridge, Super
intendent of Construction of the Southern
| Pacific Railroad, arrived her yesterday, and
| is looking over the ground preparatory to
| the construction of the work on the eXten-
sion to San Diego.
a Ships Narrow Escape.
SAN PEDRO, February 9th.-During the
ctp .a,,na na,f
here for years, last night about II O'Clock
the ship America parted her chains, losing
four anchors. She drifted into the entrance
of the harbor, beating over the outer bar
and sticking on the inner bar. The
Wilmington Transportation Company's
| tugs Warrior and Falcon went to her assist
ance and this morning brought her safely
to the railroad companys wharf. The ex-
tent Of damage done to the ship is not yet
| ascertained.
Death-yery Hl-A Grand Reception.
| Los ANGELES, February 9th.-Dr. NJ. NJ.
! Conant, brother OF Frank COnant, Treas
urer of the Grand Opera House, died last
night
Andrew Janghin, an old resident and
wealthy farmer, living west of this city, is
| reported as exceedingly Ill and at the point
of death.
| L
| great reception here last night at the Ma
| deau House. a great concourse of citizens
welcomed the warrior and his staff to Los
, Angeles.
Held to Answer.
| SANTA Rosa, February 9th.-The exami-
nation of Dresler and Redden before Judge
| Brown, upon a charge of enticing young
| girls away from home for improper pur-
| poses, was held with closed doors. Dresser,
who has married one of the girls, was dis
| charged Redden was held to appear be-
| fore the Superior Court, with bail at 81 600.
san Luis Obispo Wants Immigrants.
SAN LUIS 0BIsPo, February 9th.-A meet
| ing of citizens was held Monday evening
| to provide means for advertising the county,
and also TO send an agent TO Los Angeles 10
induce immigration to come to this county.
Steps were also taken to organize Beard
of Trade. The meeting was largely at
tended, and several committees were ap-
pointed to carry out the sense of the meet
ing. The Board of Supervisors to-day
passed resolution to appropriate, if the
law permits, 800 month, for six months,
to the Board of Trade when organized.
Business men are also subscribing literally
to the same.
Murder in the First Degree.
SAN Francisco, February 9th.-William
Dolan, who murdered DR.. E. H. Hergarten
some months ago in dispute over fifty
cents, was this afternoon convicted of muir
der in the first degree, with the penalty
fixed at imprisonment for life.
Fixed the Liquor License.
RED BLUFP. February 9th.-The Board
of Supervisors to-day fixed the retail liquor
license at $50 per quarter. the wholesale
at 800, and the bounty ON coyotes was
raised to $40 per scalp.
Railroad from Fresno to the Pineries.
FRESNO, February 9th.-A meeting WAS
held last night and preliminary steps were
taken to organize a company to build
railroad to the pineries in the Sierra.
Recovering from Asphyxiation.
TEMPLEToS, February 9th.-Mrs. Flood,
who. with her husband, was found asphyx-
lated last Monday, is very low. Sunday
night they placed pan of Goals in the bed
room and burned a kerosene lamp.
An Iron Drawbridge Across the Sacra-
mento River.
Butte CRY, February 9th.-The Board
oi Supervisors OF this county yesterday
accented the bridge iatpIv erected hero he